Anchor Academy
Anchoring young minds to the Lord through education that honors Him.
Middle School Classes include a full curriculum covering all subject areas except for math. Interactive class-time activities are designed to be hands on, including fun weekly projects, labs, and field trips during the year. Classes are carefully planned to incorporate all requirements for Boy Scout Merit Badges for those students who are scouts, however classes are equally challenging and enjoyable for all students, both boys and girls.
Science
Discover Creation. This course delves into the scientific evidence of Creation and the validity of the Bible. This course is produced by the Alpha Omega Institute.
Topics talked about and researched are:
Biblical Christianity vs. Humanism/Naturalism
Creation vs. Evolution
Fossil and Fossil Records
Darwin and Mutations
Grand Design and Probablility
Scientific Evidence of the Great Flood
Carbon Dating
The Nature of God and the nature of Man
The Complexitiy of the Human Body
Dinosaurs, Dragons, and Man
Archaeology, Science, and Scriptures
The Bible, Science, and Earth History
Standing Firm in Your Faith
This class is a Monday, Wednesday, Friday class.
Texas History
Students will study Texas History from prehistoric cultures to modern day including the geography of our state.
Merit Badges Earned: Indian Lore, Archaeology, and Citizenship in the Community
Texas, Our Texas is the textbook
There are many field trips planned for this year:
*Visit the five missions in San Antonio
*Natural Bridge Caverns
*LBJ Interactive Library
*LBJ Ranch
*The Alamo on March 6th
*The Lonestar Heritage's reenactment of the Battle of Goliad
*Congress Street Bridge Bat Colony
*State Capital for Homeschool Days
*Texas Military Museum- Camp Mabry, Austin
*Enchanted Rock
This class is a Monday, Wednesday, Friday class.
Language Arts
Students will study grammar, writing, and literature. The books featured will be: The Incredible Journey, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, and The Swiss Family Robinson.
Textbook used: Composition I by Abeka
Merit Badges Earned: Reading, Journalism, and Scholarship.
This class is a Monday, Wednesday, Friday class.
Tuition: Monday, Wednesday, Friday Classes
$100/month for all three subject areas
$75/month for two subject areas
$50/month for one subject area
Supply fee: $60/semester
Cost of field trips not included
Ancient World History
This class over history from Ancient Egypt through the Renaissance. The textbook used is Abeka's History of the World: A Christian Perspective 3rd Edition. I have a classroom set so there is no need to purchase one.
This class will take a field trip to the Renaissance Festival School Days in October.
Merit Badges: Archaeology, Basketry, and Genealogy
This class is open to middle school and high school students.
Tuition: $50 per month
Supply Fee: $30 per semster.
This is a Tuesday, Thursday class
Foundations in Chemical Principles
Students will be introduced to through the following topics through lectures, projects and fun experiments:
Atoms and Their Parts
States of Matter
Gas Laws
The Periodic table
Chemical Reactions and Bonding
Organic Chemistry
Biochemistry
Merit Badges: Chemistry and Nuclear Science
This class is a Tuesday,Thursday class.
This class is open to middle school and high school students.
Tuition: $50 per month
Supply Fee: $30 per semester